History of Eberron

Orc nations arise in western Khorvaire to compete with the goblinoid kingdoms.   Aerenal elves spread across the sub-continent of Aerenal, creating clusters of city-states.

The goblinoids push the kechuala (lizardfolk) out of the Talenta Plains and into the Endworld Mountains. Many of the lizardfolk that survived the goblin armies die in the mountains. The small remaining fraction make their way into the jungle of what is now Q'barra.

The dragon Vvaraak, in response to a portion of The Prophecy he had been studying, begins teaching the orcs druidic magic. These orcs become the first Gatekeeper druids.

Aerenal elves establish a colony in what is now present-day Valenar. Peaceful coexistence doesn't last, and the elves come into conflict with the Dhakaani. The elves abandon the colony when another clash with the dragons threatens Aerenal.

Weakened by the Daelkyr War, the Dhakaani government collapses to internal power-struggles and civil strife. Goblinoid city-states and smaller nations endure, but lack the political and military cohesion of the earlier empire.

Lhazaar leads humans from the continent of Sarlona to the eastern shores of Khorvaire. The humans land in the pre-Galifar Lhazaar Principalities, and have little or no contact with the fractious goblin states.   The Mark of Healing appears among halflings of the Talenta Plains

The Mark of Scribing appears among the gnomes of Zilargo

The distinct settlements that will become the Five Nations are cut out of goblin-controlled central Khorvaire. The Mark of Making appears among humans of pre-Galifar Cyre. The Mark of Warding appears among the dwarves of the Mror Holds.

The city of Sharn is built on top of the ruins of the city of Shaarat by King Breggor.

The Mark of Passage appears among humans of pre-Galifar Aundair.

The Mark of Handling appears among humans in the Eldeen Reaches.

The War of the Mark comes to an end when Lord Tarkanan, the Lady of the Plague, and his other lieutenants - in a last great act of defiance - cause the destruction of the city of Sharn and the believed extinction of the aberrant mark. The Twelve is established.

Io'vakas is destroyed by the dragons due to a small sect of yuan-ti who sought more power and the deepest mysteries of draconic magic for themselves. Arnaarlasha (the noble gold dragon great wyrm of the Warders) along with a dozen elder dragons shepherd a thousand survivors of Io'vakas to the slopes of Mount Erishnak where they create the city of Io'lokar, the City of Knowledge.

The Border Wars begin, eventually drawing in all five human nations of central Khorvaire.

Galifar begins his campaign to unite the Five Nations.

Galifar I and his five scions - Cyre, Karrn, Thrane, Aundair, and Brey - take control of the Five Nations and establish the Kingdom of Galifar

Galifar-Lhazaar War, a decade-long conflict, begins.

Galifar, now eighty-five winters old, steps down and passes rulership of the kingdom to his oldest remaining scion, Cyre.

House Kundarak is recognized by the established dragonmarked houses.

House Lyrandar takes possession of an island off the coast of Aundair to create Stormhome.

King Daroon orders the construction of the Starpeaks Observatory.

Medusas from Khyber take possession of Cazhaak Draal.

House Sivis message stations begin operations.

The Kingdom of Galifar, in cooperation with the dragonmarked houses, funds the upgrade of the trade city of Stormreach on the northern peninsula of Xen'drik.

The Inquisition to wipe out lycanthropes (aka the Silver Purge) is launched by the Church of the Silver Flame. Over the course of the next 50 years, virtually all Lycanthropes on the continent are slain.

Discovery of Blackroot (Mordain the Fleshweaver's tower in Droaam).

City of Stormreach puts down the Omaren Revolt.

Order of the Emerald Claw established.

Kaius II ascends to the throne of Karrnath after Kaius I disappears.

Unknown saboteurs destroy the Glass Tower of Sharn.

City of Stormreach is attacked by the Battalion of the Basalt Towers, but with the help of the Giants of Rusheme Stormreach wins the battle.

The Eldeen Reaches declares itself an independent nation under the protection of the Wardens of the Wood and the guidance of the Great Druid Oalian.

Zilargo - always an independent protectorate of Breland - formally aligns with Breland.

Haruuc leads the hobgoblin rebellion against the nation of Cyre & Breland, and the nation of Darguun is born.

Regent Moranna of Karrnath outlaws the Order of the Emerald Claw.

A trio of hags known as the Daughters of Sora Kell invade western Breland with an army of trolls, ogres, and gnolls. Unable to confront both the monsters and fight its opponents in the Last war, King Boranel pulls settlers back and seals off the land west of the Graywall Mountains. The Daughters of Sora Kell declare the sovereignty of the nation of Droaam.

Kaius III's rule of Karrnath begins upon his 20th birthday.

A magical blast of unprecedented power obliterates the nation of Cyre creating the Mournland.